E. Elwood James, 84, of Mt. Cory, died July 23, 2019, at his residence. Elwood was born July 7, 1935, in Vanlue to the late G. E. and Irene (Haugh) James. On Dec. 22, 1956 he married Mildred Hanna James who survives.
Elwood graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 1953. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was honored with the Kentucky Colonel. Elwood was the manager of the Mt. Cory Elevator. He was an active member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and the Findlay Glass Club. Elwood was an active co-op tractor collector and enjoyed gardening.
E. Elwood James, 84 of Mt. Cory died July 23, 2019, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 27, at Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Bluffton.
Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Hilda M. Young, 89, died July 21, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. Hilda was born Nov. 23, 1929, in Ada to the late Coy and Mabel (Scoles) Binkley. On Oct. 15, 1948, she married Edison "Eddie" Young and they were married for 62 years prior to his death on Oct. 27, 2011.
Wilma J. Sanyi, 83, died July 20, 2019, at her residence. Wilma was born July 19, 1936, in Beaverdam to the late Raymond and LaDonna (Williams) Zimmerman. On July 24, 1990, she married Julius "Jay" Sanyi who preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 2010.
Former Bluffton pharmacist Robert W. Millager, 84, died July 11, 2019, at The Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.
Bob was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 17, 1934, to the late Robert and Margaret (Gelhar) Millager. Bob married Beverly Pingle on Dec. 31, 1957, who survives him in Bluffton.
Bob graduated from Howe Military School and Ohio Northern School of Pharmacy. After serving as an army medic during the Korean War, Bob enjoyed a successful career as a pharmacist, retiring in 2011.
Bob was a member of the Bluffton American Legion and Pandora Missionary Church.
Roland Moore Knoop, 91, died July 5, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Willow Ridge, Bluffton, Ohio.
He was born on March 14, 1928, in Troy, Ohio to J. Ross and Ethel Mae (Moore) Knoop and they preceded him in death. In 1958 he married Eloise Crawford and they are divorced.
Roland retired from Schmidlapp Equipment in Covington, Ohio, where he had been a parts man. He previously worked at the Soil Conservation Service in Hardin County for 5 years and was owner of the John Deere Dealership in Kenton from 1965 to 1969.
